August 24, 2016

Great Webinars from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau



  Watch the recordings of CFPB FinEx webinars

            Federal financial education resources
                        Watch the recording
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Take Control of Your Auto Loan
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            Financial rules to live by
                                Watch the webinar
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            Evidence-based insights: tips for strengthening financial education curriculum
                                Watch the webinar
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            Money as You Grow
                        Watch the webinar
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            Financial Caregivers Tools and Resources
                        Watch the webinar
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            Measuring Financial Well-Being
                        Watch the webinar
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Planning for Retirement
                        Watch the webinar
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Owning a Home
                        Watch the webinar
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Tax Time Savings
                        Watch the webinar
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Your Money, Your Goals Toolkit
                        Watch the webinar
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CFPB Consumer Complaint System
                        Watch the webinar
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Consumer Credit Reports and Scores
                        Watch the webinar
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Financial Well-Being: The Goal of Financial Education 
                        Watch the webinar  
                        Read the transcript
           
Take Control of Your Auto Loan
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August 19, 2016

10 Unconventional Ways to Fund for Retirement



Becoming a landlord, taking out a reverse mortgage and downsizing are among the unconventional ways people can pay for retirement. Monetizing a hobby or a second career are also ways to make money. If you don't have access to a 401(k) employer sponsored plan and you've maxed our your IRA (or maybe don't have one...yet) consider these ten options to help fund retirement. Maryalene La Ponsie suggests:

  1. Purchasing rental properties.
  2. Renting out part or all of a home.
  3. Making money off the exterior of a home. 
  4. Taking out a reverse mortgage.
  5. Downsizing your house.
  6. Selling off assets.
  7. Reselling items on eBay or Amazon.
  8. Monetizing a hobby.
  9. Starting an encore career. 
  10. Participating in the gig economy.         

What about AirBNB? 
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August 17, 2016

Hazards of Financial Advice Columnists

In "Money Talks" (8/10/16) Dave Ramsey advises that an elderly woman with $1.5 million in assets needs long term care insurance! OMG! First of all, details are lacking on her age, projected longevity, health, family situation and possible plans for how she might prefer to receive care. Futher, Ramsey fails to acknowledge the continuing problems in the LTCI industry (see other items in this blog describing the problems), including dramatically rising premiums. There was no discussion of the nuances that need to be considered before making such an expensive decision. Moral of the story: beware simplistic answers, regardless of how famous the person giving the advice. This kind of decision requires a detailed analysis of the family's finances and the preferences of the woman in question.
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